Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali kaññā.

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respelling: က'ညာ
  • IPA(key): /kəɲà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ka.nya • ALA-LC: kaññā • BGN/PCGN: kănya • Okell: kănya

Noun

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ကညာ (ka.nya)

  1. young maiden

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Shan: ၵၼ်ႇၺႃႇ (kàn nyàa)

Further reading

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Noun

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ကညာ (kañā)

  1. dry season summer dry or hot season.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ကညာ f

  1. Burmese script form of kaññā (maiden)

Declension

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